Willamette Week

Portland’s Apartment Boom Has Created New, Walkable Neighborhoods

There’s a useful debate to be had about whether so much civic infrastructure should be the domain of developers. But this much is inarguable: Portland is a better place to walk than it was five years ago. And that’s because of the new apartments.

The State Agency Tasked With Monitoring Rents in Affordable Housing Failed at Two Portland Buildings

Making policy is easy. Enforcing it is hard.

City-Owned Affordable Housing Complex Gives 22 Households Three Days to Move Out Because of Roof Failure

“The roof’s condition combined with potential winter snowfall may create an unsafe situation.”

Murmurs: City-Owned Housing Complex Is Leaking

In other news: Amazon warehouse in Troutdale under scrutiny.

Crime Novelist Rene Denfeld Says Portland Is Failing Its Street Children: “The Cracks Have Become Chasms”

“The paths out of poverty have been cut off, and I think we are seeing the results.”

Hundreds of New Apartments Are Springing Up on Southwest 4th Avenue. Will Developers Build Crossover Walkways For the New Pedestrians?

I hate to be the guy to kill your Tinker Bell, Wannabe, but hoping to get an urban planning job in Portland by slagging on pedestrians is like trying to get a job as a cop by bragging about how much heroin you shot up on the way to the interview.

Portland’s Priciest Condo Just Went Up for Sale in South Waterfront

For only $9.3 million, it could be yours.

Murmurs: Jeff Merkley Isn’t Running for President

In other news: Oregon settles a lawsuit over the Elliott State Forest.

The Latest Flashpoint in the Debate Over Portland’s Housing Costs? Bike Parking.

The City Council will vote this summer whether to expand bike parking requirements for developers.

Residents of a Downtown Portland Apartment Tower Were Frustrated by Crime. Then They Found Out About the Brothel.

A bust in Apartment 340 was a critical moment in a years-long investigation of the sex-trafficking operation allegedly running brothels in Portland, Tigard and Beaverton.

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